MEA1955 Accession Number: MEA1955

Description

St Catherines, Corsica, France. 15 August 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF listen to the news of the invasion of Southern France on D-Day as they have their evening meal.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1955
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
15 August 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1955

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